For academic research it is often important to use peer-reviewed (or refereed) journals
rather than popular magazines. Peer review is the process by which a journal article is evaluated by experts in the field. An example of a peer-reviewed journal is Past and Present. An example of a popular magazine is People.
All of the following databases are listed alphabetically by title on the library web site under Databases. Find databases by subject by dropping down the Subject menu.
History
Bibliography of British and Irish History
Covers the scholarly literature on British and Irish History.
Cites the scholarly literature in world history, exclusive of the U.S. and Canada, with coverage of the period from 1450 to the present.
Gender Studies
Gender Studies Collection (Gale)
Includes selected full text of popular and scholarly sources on gender studies.
Provides selected full text of journals, newsletters, and research reports on women and gender.
Selected Databases Covering Many Subjects, Including History
Indexes scholarly and popular magazines with selected full text available. There is some overlap with Academic Search Complete.
Provides selected full text for scholarly journals and popular magazines across the disciplines.
Provides selected full text for journals in the humanities, including history.
JSTOR (Includes 19th-century pamphlets)
Provides access to the full text of journals in many subject areas. There is no coverage for the last 3-5 years.
Includes full text of journals that span 200 years in the humanities and social sciences.
Provides full text of journal articles in the social sciences and humanities.